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How to use the word rebuke in a Sentence?

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It would be a rebuke of their bad policies, the lack of prosecution that goes on from Kamala's friend Kim Foxx in the state's attorney office – those are the things that are a part of the reason why this crime runs rampant and they cannot speak on it without rebuking themselves.

Joe Biden

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

The antisemitic messages contained in the graffiti found along the Greenbelt put a literal and figurative stain on Boise Parks and Recreation workers community. This will not be tolerated, hate speech is reprehensible. It is not who( Boise Parks and Recreation workers) are as a city and is not part of Boise Parks and Recreation workers shared values. I invite all good people of Boise to stand with me, as I stand with Boise Parks and Recreation workers Jewish neighbors, to rebuke this hate.

Lauren McLean

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Today's verdict means a lot to Lake County, because it is a substantive step forward to real healing in this epidemic, on behalf of all Lake County families, we thank the jury for sending a powerful message to rebuke those responsible for overselling opioids.

Lake County Commissioner John Plecnik

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Virginia voters made an historic statement, delivering a clear rebuke of the failed policies of the last two years and electing Republicans up and down the ballot.

Todd Gilbert

Found on CNN
2 years ago

We did not rebuke her. We acknowledged that she made a clarification.

Speaker Pelosi

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Chameleon on being crowned shamelessly said that he would jointly work with those animals, whom he used to say beast and rebuke earlier, for the peace and progress of the jungle.

Awakening Beaconing

added by anonymous
4 years ago

The Salem witch trials gave more due process to the accused, Donald Trump absurdly claimed, though Donald Trump refused to participate in the impeachment process after The Democrats invited The Democrats to do so. The claim drew an exasperated rebuke from the mayor of Salem, who noted that the 1692 trials targeted' powerless, innocent victims' -- women who died horrific deaths.

Paul Begala

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Justlet him go. Dont hurt Just let him go. This is not a Trump rally. This is a real rally. With Texas considered a battleground state in the 2020 presidential race, Biden refrained from side-swiping any other top-tier Democratic rivals despite tightening polls ahead of Februarys primary and caucus in New Hampshire and Iowa, respectively, the first times voters will actually help determine the partys nominee for the White House. With the protester gone, Biden resumed his verbal attack on Trump. As my mother would say, God bless me. Bless me, Father, for I have sinned, Biden said, making the sign of the cross before continuing his rebuke of the president. Biden then seemed to imply that Trump was responsible for the Aug. 3 shooting at a Walmartin El Paso, Texas, that left 22 people dead. Remember in 18, {Trump] claimed there was an invasion of Latinos coming across the border? Theyre going to invade and pollute America, well guess what? The words presidents say matter. It didnt take long after that, that a guy down in El Paso walked into a parking lot and gunneddown a lot of innocent people and he says, Im doing it to prevent the invasion of Texas by Hispanics. CLICK HERE FOR THE ALL-NEWFOXBUSINESS.COM Authorities said the suspect,Patrick Crusius, 21, of Allen, Texas, had written a manifesto that said the shooting was fueled by fear of an.

Hunter Biden

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

This demonstrates that the administration's guerilla war against American diplomats... has now become open warfare, clearly Marie Yovanovitch decided, given what had happened to Marie Yovanovitch, that it was necessary... to rebuke Marie Yovanovitch own commander in chief and his appointees.

Glyn Davies

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

In Latin America, church officials rebuke Santa Muerte almost weekly.

Andrew Chesnut

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

However, given how public the previous rebuke was, we think this [ will ] enflame the debate around drug pricing.

David Maris

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Early on in the speech, Trump delivered a sweeping rebuke of Jon Tester, arguing that while the senator tells Montana voters that he stands with The President on certain issues, he doesn't when it matters. Trump excoriated Tester for voting against the Republican health care plan, the Trump-back tax cuts, strict immigration laws and Neil Gorsuch, his first pick for the Supreme Court.RELATED : Tester touts Trump ties ahead of presidential push to oust him.

Jon Tester

Found on CNN
5 years ago

The leadership of the board was chosen by Pruitt himself, so their decision today is a sharp rebuke of his leadership and this dangerous proposal.

Ana Unruh Cohen

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

I noticed recently where Democrats, Nancy Pelosi as an example, are trying to defend MS-13 gang members, i called them animals the other day and I was met with rebuke. They said ‘they’re people.’.

Chuck Schumer

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

On Monday, a federal district court judge appointed by Obama made a ruling opposing, and essentially saying, calling illegal EPA regulations on fracking. The rebuke was a rather strong one. It was almost as if the judge was instructing a middle school class on the constitution, [The president is] a recidivist on this issue, and he needed to be slapped down again.

Charles Krauthammer

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

I won almost 14 million votes, which is by far more votes than any candidate in the history of the Republican primaries, i have tremendous support and get the biggest crowds by far and any such move would not only be totally illegal but also a rebuke of the millions of people who feel so strongly about what I am saying.

Donald Trump

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

Saenuri Party humbly accepts the result of the election, we failed to read the people's mind when the people were full of disappointment and rebuke.

Saenuri Party

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

What a powerful rebuke to the terrorists it will be when the world stands as one and shows that we will not be deterred from building a better future for our children.

President Obama

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

Donald Trump is now trying to blunt that rebuke by distorting the truth about the hijackers and the Osama bin Ladenera … Blaming George W. Bush for the 9/11 attacks is like blaming PresidentObamafor the recession that followed the 2008 financial panic, the rise of al Qaeda had been going on for years, and its first attack on U.S. soil was its bombing of the World Trade Center in 1993.

The Wall Street Journal

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

We shouldn't question the President's faith, and I think that's kind of crazy. And if someone does, we should, I think, rebuke that.

Rand Paul

Found on CNN
8 years ago

We've been waiting for today's decision and it is a sharp rebuke to Sheriff Arpaio's challenge to the executive actions on deportations, all eyes are now on the Fifth circuit and we are hoping that they too, do the right thing and dismiss the meritless case.

The President

Found on CNN
8 years ago

It is an easy thing for one whose foot is on the outside of calamity to give advice and to rebuke the sufferer. motivational quotes

Aeschylus

added by anonymous
11 years ago

And He shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.

Isaiah

added by anonymous
14 years ago

It is one thing to decry the rat race...that is the good and honorable work of moralists. It is quite another thing to quit the rat race, to drop out, to refuse to run any further--that is the work of the individualist. It is offensive because it is impolite it makes the rebuke personal the individualist calls not his or her behavior into question, but mine.

Paul Gruchow

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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